Urubilva, Urubilvā: 3 definitions
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Urubilva means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraUrubilvā (उरुबिल्वा) or Uruvilvā is the name of an ancient city where the Buddha converted Jaṭilas, as mentioned in the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 36.—The same year as his enlightenment, the Buddha went to Urubilvā to convert the thousand Jaṭilas, fire worshippers, led by Urubilvākāśyapa, a venerable old man aged one hundred and twenty years, and his two brothers, Nadī- and Gatākāśyapa. To impress these heretics, the Buddha performed no less than eighteen miracles, beginning with the taming of a venomous snake.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUrubilvā (उरुबिल्वा):—[=uru-bilvā] [from uru] f. Name of the place to which the Buddha retired for meditation and where he obtained supreme knowledge (afterwards called Buddha-Gayā)
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Urubilvakalpa, Urubilvakashyapa.
Ends with: Kurubilva.
Full-text: Urubilvakashyapa, Urubilvakalpa, Uruvilvakashyapa, Nadikashyapa, Gayakashyapa, Uruvilva, Kashyapa.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 6 - Story of the nāga of Urubilvā < [Chapter XXXVI - The eight recollections (anusmṛti or anussati)]
Appendix 4 - The conversion of Urubilvā Kāśyapa and the thousand Jaṭilas < [Chapter XXXVI - The eight recollections (anusmṛti or anussati)]
Appendix 5 - Story of the nāga king Nandopananda < [Chapter XXXVI - The eight recollections (anusmṛti or anussati)]
The gods of northern Buddhism (by Alice Getty)
Part I - Buddha < [Introduction]
Part IV - The Religious Community (sangha) < [Introduction]
The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
(1) Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta < [Chapter 4 - Subject Matter of the Third Bhanavara]